Fluid rim sign: a new ultrasonographic sign of soft tissue aspergillosis.

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  • Erhan Akpinar
  • Veysel Atilla Ayyildiz
  • Ibrahim Petekkaya
  • Bülent Erbil
  • Vikram Dogra
چکیده

The air crescent sign is a well-known important diagnostic finding in invasive pulmonary aspergillosis. Herein we report a distinctive but rare ultrasonographic appearance in a patient with myositis secondary to Aspergillus flavus infection, which can be considered as the soft tissue counterpart of the air crescent sign.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Diagnostic and interventional radiology

دوره 19 3  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2013